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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Twas the night before NaNo, and all through my place
The writers were waiting to start the word race.
Some had plotted and outlined a story with great care,
While others were hoping when writing a story would be there.

The writers were waiting with no time for beds,
While visions novels danced in their heads.
Trying to working through a potential plot gap,
And I was thinking it was almost time for a nap.

But what was I thinking with November minutes away,
An event like this deserves a soiree.
There will be rejoicing and songs on piano,
Wishing you all a very merry NaNo!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Bowl of Stew(art) has it's first blog award nomination. It was a nice surprise after a few weak months of blogging but it made me smile. Thank you to my college friend Glo, who writes to A Different Drum Beat, for the nomination. You are a giver of smiles and warm fuzzies.The Rules:

Seven Random Things:1. I like polka dots, Doctor Who, and craft stores.2. I've participated in NaNoWriMo five times.3. I go to church in costumes most recently as ancient Egyptian royalty but not Cleopatra. 4. One of my favourite childhood books was The Runaway Bunny.5. I started knitting when I was six.6. I'm a boardgame geek.7. I would rather read a real book than an ebook....but really enjoy audio books too.

Nominations:
This is hard because I don't read 15 blogs at the moment, many of the ones I would include are inactive, AND half of the active blogs I do read were nominated by Glo. We'll see how many I can get:

Thursday, October 11, 2012

It's just two days till I move into my new place. Like everything else, moving is a process. A successful move begins long before the moving trunk arrives, or in my case 8 friends some of who have trucks and/or trailers.

For any long time readers, you would be aware that decluttering has been a long time goal, challenge, and stress in my life. I just had too much stuff. "My Moving Adventures" began mid September when three wonderful friend announced they were invading my house the next Monday. They were coming to help me give, donate, or throw things. Long before I could even think about moving I had to purge.

That Monday and the next two we sorted, divided, and conquered. I could not have done it without those ladies (thank you!!!). The grand total is:

20 bags of garbage/recycling
4 bags of clothes for donation
6 boxes of donated "stuff" and books
3 boxes of things that could be at the church
an assortment of cardboard boxes
and a number of items like a indoor green house unit that my friends found homes for.

This was a picture from the first purge day, all but that wooden shelf and the three garbage bins did not return to the house!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Any time I hear the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" I am reminded of this clever promo commercial from the 90s for Star Trek: The Next Generation. All I really remembered was "We didn't start the series. We're the Next Generation on your favourite station," which is surprisingly catchy and often stuck in my head for days after.

I've wanted to hear the whole commercial today but never thought to search youtube....till today. And I found it. This makes me happy: